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A. BRADLEY & F. A. ELLlOTT. HENS NEST- APPLICATION HLED JUNE 20. 1906.

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Wardly and 21- upon its 'free edge, is hinged" in the rear Wall ALEXANDER BRADLEY AND FREDERICIIA. ELLIOTT, OF MERRITTON, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNORS TO THE PARADISE BR-OODER COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK;

HEN S NEST.

. Application filed June 20, 1906. Serial No. 322,573.

number of hens may be successively trapped and each hen marked as she leaves the nest.

A further object is to V aving a plurality of egg compartments, a nest having an opening on the bottom thereof, and means for successively bringing the egg compartments into alinement Withthe nest opening as a hen leaves the nest.

A f the invention is to and the door locked'when all of the egg compartments have been filled.

heinvention consists ofgthe novel features of construction, hereinafter fully described,pointed out in the claims and'shown drawings, in Which,-

open {position to more doors being shown in Fig. 2

clearly show the interior of'the nest.

IS a longitudinal-vertical section't'aken centrally through the nest. F ig."3 is a horizontal section upon the line =33, of Fig. 2;

*1g. 4 is a horizontal section upon the line 4 1, of Fig. 2. Figs. 5 and 6 are detail outline perspective views,ill ustrating door certain parts being omitted therefrom. Fig; is a detail view, showing a portion ofinner doors, and'showing in section guide-Ways to receivea marking Fig. 8 is section on line 8 8, of Fig. 7. *ig. 9 is an enlarged horizontal sectiontaken on line 3-9, *ig. 5. I 7

"In J these drawings, A represents a box, which forms the casing' for the trap nest and which is divided by a partitionA into Double doors A are hingefd in the partitiongA Wardly into the rear of the tWo compartmerits. A hinged door B is provided at the front end of the box A and opens outdoor B, slightly cut away of the casing and also opens outwardly;

hen and a providea trap nest h 'rearendxof the boX rests upon the opposing. edges bottoms and bridges and open 1 in- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

provide, respectively,

The doors'B and B The doors A ingress and exit for the hens.

H I exit through the door B, the out-away portion of the door Baffording a space of light, which attracts the lso permits her to extend the head through the space formed by cutting aWay a part of the door, thus permitin endeavorpass out throughthe space provided. i 0 permit removal of the receiving egg tray, doors C are provided in one side of the OX A A nest D is placed in the front compartment and is provided With an open- D in the bottom, and the bottom of the nest slopes gradually to the said opening.

is provided adjacent the Aand afalse bottom E is, provided at the front end, and the nest D of these false the space between them. is normally held closed by a in order to' openthe said door bottom E The. door B door B connected at its bracket F secured upon the door B, the cable F Working also over a roller F 2 upon the front of the casing. construction, the door '13 is drawn into an open positionwhenever the door B is swung open, so that the'opening of the rear door to permitone hen to pass out Would automatically open the front door to give access to the nest-to a second hen.

In the-space beloW the nest D, is detachably mountedarotatable egg tray G, Which is dividedinto any desired number of compartments, each ofWhich is designed to hold one-egg. To look the door B in open position after it has been opened, by the opening'of the door B, We hinge a portion of the false bottom E, adjacentthe nest D, and this hinged portion is cut out along its front edge and a non-hinged stationary'segment E fills the said space and forms a fixed threshold at the entrance to the casing A, The front edge of the hinged porhen will depress is in depressed position as shown at H and the forwardly projectingend of the arm H normally rests immediately above said notch when the door B is in open position, thereby preventing the closing of the said door. As the hen enters the nest, however, and steps upon the hinged portion of the bottom E, the weight of the the said bottom and the arm H will drop into the notch H and the spring B will close the door B and hold it closeduntil it has again been opened by the opening of the door B, which will again permit the arm H to rise fromthe notch H and lock the door B against closing until the hinged portion 0 the bottom E is again depressed. It is to be understood, therefore, that when the door B is closed, the arm H and the hinged portion 'of the bottom 1s alsov depressed owing to said arm being secured thereto.

In order to mark the hens which have tered'the casing A, thetop of the casing is out out and the said out out portion is close by a plug'l whichcarries a depending stem 1". 'A shelf 1 is supported from thepartition A and is immediately below the lower endof the depending stem 1,

7 sufficient distance ranged chute ends as are placed upon the shelf 1 but spaced a therefrom. I A downwardly I is carried by the. partition A5, and the front edge of the shelf 1 forms one upper edge of the chute I shown at A and converging ribs or guids Atare carried by the said doors adjaof the chute 1 Kings J being dropped with the lower end 5 iinto position through the opening closed by plug I and are held against longitudinal movement by the stem 1 which descends within the rings with the exception of the lowermost or bottom ring which can travel alongthe shelf 1 as it lies below the lower end of the stem 1. To move the rings J along the shelf ofthe chute 1 an angled bar-J somewhat flexible is secured to the door B, and the movement of the said arm is limited by a horseshoe shaped guide J the ends of which are secured in the sideof the casing v the bar J flexible, the vdoor B can be opened by the hen to the necessary extent asit passes striking the end of said guide Will-yield underthepressure exerted by the hen. v

An angled bar J 3 is journaled vertically upon the side of the casing and carries at its upper end a wiper arm J 5 which is adapted a horizontal pov stituted therefor.

the latter to flex.

extending vertically ar The, double.

. r ough asu ab e' 510i- K formed doors A are cut out ad]acent the1r-.upper- A and which straddles the bar J;

o since the bar, after ed lever L to slide upon the shelf 1 while the lower portion J of the bar J is adapted to be struck by the angled bar J, thus rotating the bar J wiper arm J 5 along the shelf 1 in the direction of the chute 1 It is to be noted that the degree of flexibility ofthe angledbar J is such-that it will not flex when striking the lower portion J 4 of the bar J it being sufficiently stiff to swing the latter in its bearing. While this arrangement will serve the urpose intended, other means may be sub- Thismovement of the Iwiper arm v aleng the shelf and will falldow-n the chute and be caught and held between the guide-ribs A and when the hen leaves the nest she will firstproject her head and neck through the opening A and then press upon the doors A and will i will encircle her neck. A

' For the purpose of turning the wiper arm be e m l s sm afte a in de ve ed a ring into the chute 1 a retractilespring J s p ov ded hi a o end s eu y ethe casing and its other end to the lower portion J of the J of which the wiper arm forms a part. This spring yields to thel'action of the angled bar J witheut causing In der o. taiet egg t ay LG n b ing the a io s Q nart s n a ia ment with the open ngs D? a link K has an extending outer end portien sepw dly he d e a d al o i al-mcured to p I I I carry with her the ring J held between said guide-ribs which will move the lowermost ,ring J 7 wardly extending -portion which works in ther a of the casing. and thislink is pivotallylconn te t the p wl rat Ktcarri dby the u de o t e tray G and e h t methe otat they G a 'lfi e dis nce-to br ne comp tm n n a i ement with the open g .3"- ?Ihe do 1 a the l nk K nd p w K are l resto ed oz'the r rig na :nqs t en y means o a sp i gv 7* which isl n nssted at o e nd t e' et nm 9 t e c sing and a t e opp s te end een upwardly xtendi g ear .e-n

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cam L is secured tothe side of the h is crl'n lr a in- 0 mand a ione ates an end o a pivo -5' f Aro M is n vnt ly'e e ed to a substantially Z-shaped MS and-th owe e Qf' r d issepured to thehinsed port on o the f ee "o t e QQ PaI tS h v bee fi er iathe tr y a ray, hi

m ng es h 7 do or 'B. is opened e-pa l wi lens get chet te h an this pi ote atch,

. bo om .1 A d-L%-is tonne-Ja ed to the frontof lever L an mss downwa ly and thence wh c ngag s the dro i of h compartments, means operable by opening of upwardly over a roller L trance door opening. to be again used by the hens. It is of course fastened to the casing and is connected to- -As the lever L is swung by the cam L upon bringing into alinement the last com- :partment of the tray G with the opening D the cord L pulls downwardlythearm H into the notch H and the door B is swung to by. the spring B It is to be noted that during this action the bottom to which the bar is secured, is depressed to a greater extent than possible by the Weight of any hen that may enter the nest and consequently the rod causes the substantially Z-shaped pivoted catch to cause its free terminal to project beyond the edge of the entrance door opening. The doorswings into closed position against the projecting terminal of'said catch and is engaged by a spring-actuated slide bolt 0 secured to the door and spaced therefrom so that as the beveled end 0 of said slide bolt engages said terminal it is caused to recede against the action of its spring so as to pass said terminal, but recovers itself after passing the terminal of said catch and latches behind the same. this manner the entrance door becomes auto- This permits the nest understood that the cam L and parts associated therewith for latching the door after the egg tray is filled, will'be so constructed and arranged that assurance is had of the door B closing before the catch M is operated.

Having thus described our what we claim is,-

1. A trap nest having an entrance door, an exit door, a rotatable egg tray divided into invention,

the exit door for rotating the tray step by step, and means for applying a marker to a hen at a point between the two doors.

In a trap nest, a casing divided into two compartments, swinging doors between the compartments, doors opening outwardly at the ends of the casing, means for automatically opening the front door when the rear oor is opened, marker holding means carried by the doors between the compartments,

and means operable by to the said holding-means.

3. trap nest comprising a casing divided into front and rear compartments, swinging doors between the compartments, the upper portion of said doors being cut away, converging guides arranged upon the doors adjacent the cut away portions, doors openthe angled arm i ingoutwardly at each end of the casing,

falsebottom in the front compartment, a nest in the front compartment adjacent said bottom, means connecting the doors adapted to open the font door when the rear door is opened, means operable by the rear door for feeding markers to the converging guides, means carried by the depressible bottom for locking the front door. in open position after it has been opened by the means connected to the rear door, the said locking means being disengaged from" the door when the bottom is depressed and a spring adapted to close the front door upon depression of the false bottom. I

4. In a trap nest, a nest having an opencarried by the eXlt door adapted to operate the pawl.

cut out portions, a shelf adapted to support marker rings, a chute leading from said shelf to the marker holdingmeans upon the doors, an exit door, and means operable by the opening of said door for moving one marker ring along the shelf into the chute, as and for the purpose set forth. I

6. The combination of a casing having an entrance and to close said entrance and the casing, a series of successively from t eir normal position to a position in which they can be carried away by the hens by their natural move ment in passing through the casing.

7. he combination of a casing having an through the casing.

8. The combinat on of a casing having an entrance and an exlt, doors for sald entrance and said exit, an egg nest Within the easw= -aeeat ing, a series of releasable idntify-ing dey vices into said position actuated by the hens 5 in passing through said casing.

110. Avtrap nest having an entrance door, an'eXit door, an egg nest b tween said doors, operative connection between said exit door and said-entrance door to cause the entrance door to be opened when opening said exit door, and means forapphing a marker -to a henata point between the tvvo doors. 1 ALEXANDER BRADLEY. V

FREDERICK A. ELLIOTT. Witnesses 'L. A. ALMON, E. H. PHELPS. I

vices positioned 1n theypath not-the hens between the egg nest and the exit door, and means actuated by saidexit door to successiveiy feed said identifying devices in the path of the hens to be carried away .bythem in passing through the casing. v

9. The combination of a casing having'an entrance and an exit, an egg nest within the casing, and a series of identifying devices adapted to be brought successively into a position to be carried away by the hens passing through the casing, and means for successively feeding said identifying de- Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Batents;

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